Then tell him that you want to discuss sensitive topics at home or something …. Maybe it crossed his mind and he thought he’d say it in the best way he knew how. Bluntly. Don’t overthink it considering you both are on the same page.
“He said he didn’t do it to hurt me “– his intentions are irrelevant. But his intentions are his only excuse in giving an inappropriate gift which is why he focused on this angle. No way he could defend the actual action on its face. It is clear he is kind of into your mutual friend and low key enjoys pushing boundaries in public. Question- has he done inappropriate things like this before.
Going through something similar. My boyfriend stopped contact with me (now 4 days) ever since I told him I would not be able to visit him next year abroad. I find my self longing for him but I know that I am worth much more than being treated this way. I recently found a quote from a kdrama that says “If someone wants to drift away, let them. If someone wants to hate you, let them” at the end it is their own feelings they have to deal with. You move on and try to find the happiness within yourself, because happiness is only found within you.
My guess is that I was really excited to receive the letter from him and maybe he felt pressured? I don't know if he feels uncomfortable or insecure about it. I just don't know
Ok honestly at the beginning of the post, I sympathised with him and thought he was removing his misplaced anger on you. Definitely not acceptable but not divorce worthy. However hearing what all he has told you, I firmly believe you should think of divorce seriously. You deserve to be with someone who thinks the world of you
Well she didn't cheat coz you guys were broken up. But she did try to get back with her ex albeit unsuccessfully. And then you were conveniently there so ..
She finds someone else along the way, it's a good te to you.
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dude i can guarantee you one thing and that’s that the likelihood that those stories would make her more attracted to you is probably just about zero. if you know she’s interested, then you’re just trying to make her jealous and feel bad that she didn’t get into a relationship with you when you wanted to. she’s dealing with her break up, meaning she’s very likely not feeling her best and might be feeling insecure atm. your stories will either tell her you moved on, or that you’re a jerk that’s playing with her feelings right after a breakup. and generally, trying to make someone jealous doesn’t work. because if their interested in you, it’ll make them sad and feel anxious about feelings not being reciprocated. go on your dates, there’s nothing wrong with that, but don’t expect her to stay interested if you give her reason to believe you aren’t. you’re 30, not a teenager.
You: let's talk when you have the time and aren't doing something else
Him: by doing something else and calling you I can claim I am choosing you over something else which I am also doing and no, that doesn't make any sense. (Repeat 40 times)
Half way through I had to check the ages because he sounds 14.
Relationships aren't supposed to emotionally drain you.
I don’t want to roast people here, but you guys are really mean and it makes me upset. The problem is not with the plushie, it’s a bigger sign of incompatibility and me wanting more from him. I do not think I am “needy” or that it’s much to ask for a little more romance. I am not immature for wanting my needs met and they aren’t impossible either. Receiving flowers or cute memes or even initiating dates is not “needy” or unachievable. Maybe my language was not as clear as it needed to be, but most of you are misunderstanding the issue.
If anything, most of you taught me that Reddit does suck at giving advice if it’s not about cheating spouses and the like.
I have made my decision and listened to those who were kind and actually understood the problem here. Call me insufferable, downvote me to hell. Thank you to those who gave me helpful advice. Those of you who made snide comments and judged me or my SO, I’m sorry Reddit has turned you into thinking people are one dimensional and people are always bad.
Why would you get passed it. He’s flirty with women and now he’s avoiding talking about them but you know he’s still doing things for them.
Your bf likes the attention of women and likes to flirt. Don’t think he’ll change. Instead of reassuring you about his behavior he’s hiding it and doesn’t want to stop. He did not cheat yet but when you flirt someone is bound to catch feelings.
With great compassion, this is far above Reddit’s pay grade. Please seek professional advice. I wish you freedom and happiness, and hope you find that soon.
I don't know where you're at but if you have a small claims court there then just threaten to take them to small claims in a text and see what they say..If you have zero proof that you loaned it to her than you might be SOL. Let this be a lesson though to never loan money to ANYONE especially since it seems as though you can't really afford to.
Lol exactly. OP just casually states she'll be meeting them this summer, as if the daughters will have no say in the matter? The dad will be trying to manufacture a situation where the daughters are forced to pretend they're ok with the relationship. Dad is self-conscious about the age difference, so he will essentially be seeking to strongarm approval out of his daughters so that he can feel less creepy.
OP, you should make it clear to your boyfriend that he needs to give his daughters the OPTION of whether they want to meet you, not force them to meet you. His daughters are adults, but there is still a parent-child dynamic in play. He's probably thinking that he's the dad and he's in charge and he gets to call the shots. Make sure he knows that the ball is in THEIR court, not his.
It becomes an issue when they're expending energy and effort that could be directed towards their partner to another. The reason some feel uncomfortable is because of the realism and nearness to another person. Why replace your partner and talk dirty to an AI? You're actively engaging in an act that many want confined within their relationship and so they feel weird about it
He says he didn't realize he was, kind of how I didn't realize/recognize I was attracted to women until this past year. So I can empathize with that part of it. Sometimes you grow up with harsh criticism or discrimination against things, and it makes it nude for you to accept or realize you are one of those things/people your parents/family disliked when you were growing up.
First of all, it's quite big that you aren't like some predators out there who wouldn't blink and try and snatch up a young girl! You're only 4 years apart yet you recognise that 19-23 is not the same as 29-33 for example.
Yes she defo may need some more maturing and life experiences. Anyway, might as well just be upfront and tell her that while she's a great person, you don't really see her in a romantic way or something like that. You might have to distance yourself a bit, so as not to “lead her on” (what she might think if she still stay infatuated)
Wowww you sound like you have been so manipulated and emotionally abused by this man that you don’t recognize his red flags were what they are.
You rescuing your dog was not a mistake or a decision you need to feel guilt for. I understand and commend you for considering that it might be nude for your grieving boyfriend to see a new dog soon after the death of his own, but ultimately you cannot put your life and wants on hold because of that. You didn’t do anything inherently harmful to him, and you gave a shelter dog a chance at a new life!
Now fast forward a year and not only does he feel ready for a dog, but he is trying manipulate you into getting rid of yours? If he was so grief-stricken when he lost his own, shouldn’t he recognize that dogs are not mere toys to discard? Shouldn’t he grasp the bond that we make with our pets, and them with us?
This man uses his emotions as justification to emotionally abuse you. You having c-ptsd likely makes you more vulnerable to this and he is taking full advantage of that.
DO NOT get rid of your dog and DO NOT MOVE IN WITH HIM.
You’ve only been together six months and have broken up “a few times”? She wants to move in with the same ex you caught her with before?
There is nothing about this relationship that’s sustainable. The first six months are supposed to be the honeymoon phase before shit gets crazy. If it’s already this rocky, it’s not going to get better.
Not true. A neighbor threw our beautiful Void kitty out and away when her husband died, and replaced our Void with a dog.
We take care of ferals, so our Void kitty started hanging out with us and begging to come inside. He seemed like an owned indoor/outdoor cat, so we didn’t do anything about it until he showed up with a giant abscess that was too painful for us to treat.
We had no idea who he “belonged” to, so we took him to our vet for treatment and to scan for a chip. He had a chip and we called from the vet’s office, but were only able to leave a message.
Our vet went ahead and treated his abscess even though we didn’t hear back from his “owner” for over a week.
When she did call, she sounded genuinely disappointed that he hadn’t “just been hit by a car ages ago.” I asked if we could keep him, and she could not have possibly cared less. So we got a letter from our vet to the chip people, and he’s been our majestic Void boy ever since!
So I assume you have the credentials to backup that claim that it's not hurting her? Since we're deciding to pretend you need medical credentials to state the obvious here.
“Get help, because you are clearly still greiving due to this obvious and blatant reason” is not medical advice. Calm yourself, and go harass someone actually armchair diagnosing people, so you can do some good with it.
You called Adam your “friend” in the post. You need to change that. You’re aware his wife is cheating on him and haven’t told him, so you’re obviously not his friend.
If you did nothing wrong, you do not need to apologize.
It really sounds like there is some kind of competition going on here for who is the most marginalized. And for what? If the two of you are friends, then you should understand and support each other, without the need to compete with each other.
Maybe it's time for a heart-to-heart talk about improving the way the two of you communicate around these issues. Come to an understanding that you both have compassion for what the other goes through and you are deciding, here and now, to never make this a competition between the two of you. Work together to be nicer to each other.
And, for what it's worth, your first two examples, unless you were obnoxiousy talking over them, I don't see where you did anything wrong in either case.
Doubt it
Then tell him that you want to discuss sensitive topics at home or something …. Maybe it crossed his mind and he thought he’d say it in the best way he knew how. Bluntly. Don’t overthink it considering you both are on the same page.
“He said he didn’t do it to hurt me “– his intentions are irrelevant. But his intentions are his only excuse in giving an inappropriate gift which is why he focused on this angle. No way he could defend the actual action on its face. It is clear he is kind of into your mutual friend and low key enjoys pushing boundaries in public. Question- has he done inappropriate things like this before.
Sounds like she’s not your girlfriend anymore
Going through something similar. My boyfriend stopped contact with me (now 4 days) ever since I told him I would not be able to visit him next year abroad. I find my self longing for him but I know that I am worth much more than being treated this way. I recently found a quote from a kdrama that says “If someone wants to drift away, let them. If someone wants to hate you, let them” at the end it is their own feelings they have to deal with. You move on and try to find the happiness within yourself, because happiness is only found within you.
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Lol he has nothing in common with all my 20-22 year old friends. But aren’t you 20?
My guess is that I was really excited to receive the letter from him and maybe he felt pressured? I don't know if he feels uncomfortable or insecure about it. I just don't know
Ok honestly at the beginning of the post, I sympathised with him and thought he was removing his misplaced anger on you. Definitely not acceptable but not divorce worthy. However hearing what all he has told you, I firmly believe you should think of divorce seriously. You deserve to be with someone who thinks the world of you
You did the right thing. That's not even close to being acceptable.
Well she didn't cheat coz you guys were broken up. But she did try to get back with her ex albeit unsuccessfully. And then you were conveniently there so ..
She finds someone else along the way, it's a good te to you.
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I imagine there is plenty of drama in the UK and he could talk about it at the nearest pub. If you don’t care he should bore you.
I imagine there is plenty of drama in the UK and he could talk about it at the nearest pub. If you don’t care he should bore you.
Because he gave the “wtf” look and I talked to him privately. He’s here 98% of the time he knows what’s going on he isn’t a little kid anymore
dude i can guarantee you one thing and that’s that the likelihood that those stories would make her more attracted to you is probably just about zero. if you know she’s interested, then you’re just trying to make her jealous and feel bad that she didn’t get into a relationship with you when you wanted to. she’s dealing with her break up, meaning she’s very likely not feeling her best and might be feeling insecure atm. your stories will either tell her you moved on, or that you’re a jerk that’s playing with her feelings right after a breakup. and generally, trying to make someone jealous doesn’t work. because if their interested in you, it’ll make them sad and feel anxious about feelings not being reciprocated. go on your dates, there’s nothing wrong with that, but don’t expect her to stay interested if you give her reason to believe you aren’t. you’re 30, not a teenager.
You sound like you’re lying.
You were invited, not your affair partner. Either you go and support your son solo or shut the f up!! This is your son's day, not yours.
Updateme!
Okay. Girl. This was exhausting to read.
You: let's talk when you have the time and aren't doing something else
Him: by doing something else and calling you I can claim I am choosing you over something else which I am also doing and no, that doesn't make any sense. (Repeat 40 times)
Half way through I had to check the ages because he sounds 14.
Relationships aren't supposed to emotionally drain you.
I don’t want to roast people here, but you guys are really mean and it makes me upset. The problem is not with the plushie, it’s a bigger sign of incompatibility and me wanting more from him. I do not think I am “needy” or that it’s much to ask for a little more romance. I am not immature for wanting my needs met and they aren’t impossible either. Receiving flowers or cute memes or even initiating dates is not “needy” or unachievable. Maybe my language was not as clear as it needed to be, but most of you are misunderstanding the issue.
If anything, most of you taught me that Reddit does suck at giving advice if it’s not about cheating spouses and the like.
I have made my decision and listened to those who were kind and actually understood the problem here. Call me insufferable, downvote me to hell. Thank you to those who gave me helpful advice. Those of you who made snide comments and judged me or my SO, I’m sorry Reddit has turned you into thinking people are one dimensional and people are always bad.
Why would you get passed it. He’s flirty with women and now he’s avoiding talking about them but you know he’s still doing things for them.
Your bf likes the attention of women and likes to flirt. Don’t think he’ll change. Instead of reassuring you about his behavior he’s hiding it and doesn’t want to stop. He did not cheat yet but when you flirt someone is bound to catch feelings.
You’re 30 with a child. Time to grow up.
I guess at this point all I can do is decide what to do now when all I have are suspicions.
You caused the problem and it's okay obvious that your solo time is the fix. Treating her like a sex worker was a terrible idea.
With great compassion, this is far above Reddit’s pay grade. Please seek professional advice. I wish you freedom and happiness, and hope you find that soon.
This is great. More people on here need to do it, with how ridiculous some of their relationships are
I do but I think people are taking it out of context so they can get upset at a stranger on the internet.
You admit in your post that you have ZERO evidence aside from the fact that he’s friends with a lesbian.
This woman is a domestic abuser. A lot of victims of domestic abuse will claim they are great 99% of the time. If you ask me, that's not enough.
You did the right thing and now keep that going and be done with her. You don't deserve this.
I don't know where you're at but if you have a small claims court there then just threaten to take them to small claims in a text and see what they say..If you have zero proof that you loaned it to her than you might be SOL. Let this be a lesson though to never loan money to ANYONE especially since it seems as though you can't really afford to.
Thanks!
Lol exactly. OP just casually states she'll be meeting them this summer, as if the daughters will have no say in the matter? The dad will be trying to manufacture a situation where the daughters are forced to pretend they're ok with the relationship. Dad is self-conscious about the age difference, so he will essentially be seeking to strongarm approval out of his daughters so that he can feel less creepy.
OP, you should make it clear to your boyfriend that he needs to give his daughters the OPTION of whether they want to meet you, not force them to meet you. His daughters are adults, but there is still a parent-child dynamic in play. He's probably thinking that he's the dad and he's in charge and he gets to call the shots. Make sure he knows that the ball is in THEIR court, not his.
You are not her husband. How can she get something better that she doesn’t have?
It becomes an issue when they're expending energy and effort that could be directed towards their partner to another. The reason some feel uncomfortable is because of the realism and nearness to another person. Why replace your partner and talk dirty to an AI? You're actively engaging in an act that many want confined within their relationship and so they feel weird about it
Capitalism is a hell of a drug
He says he didn't realize he was, kind of how I didn't realize/recognize I was attracted to women until this past year. So I can empathize with that part of it. Sometimes you grow up with harsh criticism or discrimination against things, and it makes it nude for you to accept or realize you are one of those things/people your parents/family disliked when you were growing up.
First of all, it's quite big that you aren't like some predators out there who wouldn't blink and try and snatch up a young girl! You're only 4 years apart yet you recognise that 19-23 is not the same as 29-33 for example.
Yes she defo may need some more maturing and life experiences. Anyway, might as well just be upfront and tell her that while she's a great person, you don't really see her in a romantic way or something like that. You might have to distance yourself a bit, so as not to “lead her on” (what she might think if she still stay infatuated)
Wowww you sound like you have been so manipulated and emotionally abused by this man that you don’t recognize his red flags were what they are.
You rescuing your dog was not a mistake or a decision you need to feel guilt for. I understand and commend you for considering that it might be nude for your grieving boyfriend to see a new dog soon after the death of his own, but ultimately you cannot put your life and wants on hold because of that. You didn’t do anything inherently harmful to him, and you gave a shelter dog a chance at a new life!
Now fast forward a year and not only does he feel ready for a dog, but he is trying manipulate you into getting rid of yours? If he was so grief-stricken when he lost his own, shouldn’t he recognize that dogs are not mere toys to discard? Shouldn’t he grasp the bond that we make with our pets, and them with us?
This man uses his emotions as justification to emotionally abuse you. You having c-ptsd likely makes you more vulnerable to this and he is taking full advantage of that.
DO NOT get rid of your dog and DO NOT MOVE IN WITH HIM.
It is time for this relationship to be done.
You’ve only been together six months and have broken up “a few times”? She wants to move in with the same ex you caught her with before?
There is nothing about this relationship that’s sustainable. The first six months are supposed to be the honeymoon phase before shit gets crazy. If it’s already this rocky, it’s not going to get better.
Not true. A neighbor threw our beautiful Void kitty out and away when her husband died, and replaced our Void with a dog.
We take care of ferals, so our Void kitty started hanging out with us and begging to come inside. He seemed like an owned indoor/outdoor cat, so we didn’t do anything about it until he showed up with a giant abscess that was too painful for us to treat.
We had no idea who he “belonged” to, so we took him to our vet for treatment and to scan for a chip. He had a chip and we called from the vet’s office, but were only able to leave a message.
Our vet went ahead and treated his abscess even though we didn’t hear back from his “owner” for over a week.
When she did call, she sounded genuinely disappointed that he hadn’t “just been hit by a car ages ago.” I asked if we could keep him, and she could not have possibly cared less. So we got a letter from our vet to the chip people, and he’s been our majestic Void boy ever since!
So I assume you have the credentials to backup that claim that it's not hurting her? Since we're deciding to pretend you need medical credentials to state the obvious here.
“Get help, because you are clearly still greiving due to this obvious and blatant reason” is not medical advice. Calm yourself, and go harass someone actually armchair diagnosing people, so you can do some good with it.
You called Adam your “friend” in the post. You need to change that. You’re aware his wife is cheating on him and haven’t told him, so you’re obviously not his friend.
If you did nothing wrong, you do not need to apologize.
It really sounds like there is some kind of competition going on here for who is the most marginalized. And for what? If the two of you are friends, then you should understand and support each other, without the need to compete with each other.
Maybe it's time for a heart-to-heart talk about improving the way the two of you communicate around these issues. Come to an understanding that you both have compassion for what the other goes through and you are deciding, here and now, to never make this a competition between the two of you. Work together to be nicer to each other.
And, for what it's worth, your first two examples, unless you were obnoxiousy talking over them, I don't see where you did anything wrong in either case.
Oh, good. You get punished if you don’t jump on his dick on command. What a great guy.
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